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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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